by Lucy R | Jan 24, 2020 | Cases, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
This week saw the publication of a judgment by Ms Justice Russell, dealing with an appeal from His Honour Judge Tolson (JH v MF [2020] EWHC 86 (Fam)). It concerned serious problems with how the judge had handled allegations of rape and domestic abuse, in...
by Lucy R | Jan 15, 2020 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
In D (Fact-finding appeal) [2019] EWCA Civ 2302 (20 December 2019) Lord Justice Baker gives the lead judgment concerning an appeal from His Honour Judge Baker. The upshot is that, the question of the child’s injuries having been the subject of two attempts at...
by Lucy R | Dec 29, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A little while ago we wrote about a case called Cape v Dring. It wasn’t a family case at all, in fact it was something to do with asbestos, and the reason we wrote about it was because it dealt with the principles that apply to applications for sight of...
by Lucy R | Dec 24, 2019 | FCReportingWatch
This is a roundup with a difference – it’s a review of all things transparency in 2019. There’s a lot of ground to cover! In the new year we’re hoping to bring back our regular Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup, where we correct, clarify and...
by Lucy R | Dec 20, 2019 | FCReportingWatch, Transparency News
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane (that’s ‘Top Judge’ to you), has sent us his Christmas letter. Adopting the traditional format of the ‘View from the President’s Chambers’, Sir Andrew tackles a number of...
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